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Life Science "Leroy Miller"
Life Science chapter 10 Vocabulary
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8th Grade
04/30/2014

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Binary Fission
Definition
The simple cell division in which one cell splits into two
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Endospore
Definition
A bacterium surrounded by a thick, protective membrane
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Bioremediation
Definition
the use of bacteria and other microorganisms to change pollutants in soil and water into harmless chemicals
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Antibiotic
Definition
a substance used to kill or slow the growth of bacteria or other microorganisms
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Pathogenic Bacteria
Definition
bacteria that invades a host organism and obtains the nutrients they need from the host's cell
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Virus
Definition
a microscopic particle that invades a cell a cell and often destroys it
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Host
Definition
an organism on which a parasite lives
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